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THE CHIMES

A Publication of the

Starkdale Presbyterian Church (E.P.C.) July/August 2013

10 A.M. Worship Every Sunday

9:00 A.M. –Sunday School for all ages

Bible Study every Tuesday at 10 A.M.

and Wednesday at 6 P.M.

Rev. Dr. Philip Makari.. .Senior Pastor

Rev. Bobbyjon Bauman- Assoc. Pastor

To Youth and Young Adults

Carolyn Glaub….. Music Director

Stephan Carroll…… .Organist

Mary Bohach………..Treasurer

Ruth Carson……….. Assist. Treasurer

Rose Mary Grimm….Office Manager

Doris Wickham Chimes Editor

Chimes Staff: Mary Coleman,

Dolores Visyak, Mary Jane Ritson,

Esther Harris, Wayne Hackathorne

Dear Starkdale Family (members,

friends, and worship guests),

Many of you have expressed joy and

excitement about the announcement

made in the June issue of the Chimes

regarding securing land for reloca-

tion in the future due to the possible

growth in our area. As far as I know,

only two feel that it is not time yet to

take such a step. The comments

made were that we have not yet

reached the full capacity of our sanc-

tuary, that there are no clear signs yet

for community growth, and that there

are other alternatives to handle the

parking issue (i.e. park across from

Starkdale and hire a policeman to

help us cross the street to the

church).

I appreciate these comments. They

are legitimate options for our present

concerns. But the issue at hand is

not the present; it is the future. We

are not thinking about finding solu-

tions pertaining to our present

needs; we are managing very well

thanks to your sacrifices. The ses-

sion is thinking ahead regarding the

upcoming future growth. From

what we know and have seen so

far, there are definite signs of grad-

ual growth in our community

which may consume the few pieces

of land that are available in our

Starkdale immediate area. So in-

stead of waiting, the session has

agreed to at least purchase the land

(though no action has been taken

yet, since this has to be approved

by the congregation and the Pres-

bytery). If growth does not happen

and the church does not see the

need for expansion, then no harm is

done; the land can be sold even

with a better price than the one for

which we may purchase it.

(continued on page 2)

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As I mentioned before, I may not

even be around as your pastor

when this decision is made.

These things take time. But as a

pastor of one of the most dedi-

cated congregations in our area, I

feel that it is my duty and my

responsibility to help the church

plan ahead. My vision for Stark-

dale, whether I am still her pastor

or not, is positive and promising.

Starkdale has what it takes to

grow to a membership of a thou-

sand if not more in no time as

long as the pastors preach the

Word faithfully, the congregation

is unified and optimistic, and the

members are active in serving

and evangelizing the community.

There is no doubt in my mind

that God will reveal his will to

you in due time. Yet in order to

be open to the will of God and

recognize it when it is revealed,

we must be in prayer, and we

must be in one accord as we pray

and seek God’s guidance regard-

ing these matters.

Needless to say, that I cannot

thank you enough for being the

type of believers that you are. If

it weren’t for your commitment

and outreach efforts, we would

not even be talking about such a

vision for the future.

Keep up the good work and trust

God.

Sincerely,

Philip Makari

If you attend a different church

while on vacation this summer,

please bring us a bulletin from

the church. We enjoy perusing

other church’s bulletins and al-

ways learn from them!

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FLOCK TALK

Eric Chociej, son of Helen and Vince

Chociej, has been accepted to the

school of Architecture at THE Ohio

State University! This is a real honor

to be accepted into this very competi-

tive school! Congratulations and our

prayers are with Eric as he embarks

on this challenging course of study

for a new career.

Josh Kaine, son of Lisa Kaine, grand-

son of Bob and Bonnie Kaine, great

grandson of Anamae Zamborsky,

graduated from Indian Creek High

School in May. He plans to continue

his education in Computer Design at

EGCC in the fall. Congratulations to

Josh who we hear is excellent at his

craft!!!

Riana Lawrence, great niece of Ana-

mae Zamborsky, graduated from the

University of Tennessee with study in

Sports Medicine. Her parents are Mr.

and Mrs. Mark Lawrence. Congratu-

lations Riana!

Wedding Congratulations to Eric and

Katie (Hall) Timmons, on their mar-

riage, Saturday, June 15. Pastor

Bobbyjon performed the wedding

ceremony in Mt. Pleasant, Ohio.

Tom and Tyra Timmons are the par-

ents of Eric. We wish all the best for

a happy and blessed life together for

Mr. and Mrs. Eric Timmons. (Watch

for more Timmons wedding news in

the near future).

THERE WILL BE NO SESSION

MEETING IN JULY.

SESSION WILL MEET ON AU-

GUST 15 AT 6 P.M.

THE NEXT COMBINED SES-

SION/DEACONS MEETINGS

WILL BE HELD ON

SEPTEMBER 19 AT 6 P.M.

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An Invitation to Caregivers

The Area Agency on Aging, Re-

gion 9, will be offering FREE

workshops to family caregivers.

The classes will be held at the

Schiappa Memorial Branch Li-

brary, 4141 Mall Dr., Steuben-

ville.

Subjects are:

July 11 6-8 p.m. “Caregiving in

the Home..Now What??”

July 18 6-8 p.m. “Bringing Ser-

vices into the Home”

July 25 6-8 p.m. “Moving, Lift-

ing, and Transferring”

August 1 6-8 p.m. “Stress

and Burnout in Caregiving”

August 8 6-8 p.m. “Living with

Alzheimer’s What Every Care-

giver Should Know”

The Workshops are FREE but

REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED

Contact Laurel DuBeck, RN—

800-945-4250 ext. 4719 or (740)

435-4719

1 CEU will be offered to nurses

and social workers for Workshop

1-4. 2 CEU’s offered for Alz-

heimer’s Workshop.

The Valley Hospice Golf Scramble will

be held Monday, July 22 at the Steu-

benville Country Club. Varying levels of

sponsorship and packages are avail-

able. Please call Kim at 740-859-5650

with your questions or to register.

Carmike Cinemas at the Ft. Steuben

Mall and Tami Hosterman—complex

Manager, invite you to join them for

their “Summer Kids Series”. Family

Friendly movies will be shown each

Thursday morning at 10 A.M. through-

out the summer with the last movie on

August 8.

The cost will be $4.00 per person which

includes admission and a kid’s tray with

popcorn, drink and fruit snacks.

July 4 “Rio”

July 11 “Horton Hears a Who”

July 18 “Madagascar 3”

July 25 “Happy Feet Two”

August 1 “Yogi Bear”

August 8 “Disney Nature’s Chimpanzee”

(*Movies may be subject to change)

COMMUNITY HAPPENINGS 3

Dear Starkdale Family!

The Youth Year End Celebra-

tion/Pirates Game went awesome!

They won a close game 5-4 in 11

innings and the weather was beauti-

ful. We had 69 attend the event

and since it went over so well we

are planning to do this again at the

end of next year.

I also have some news that is going

to blow you away… Jeff Ander-

son is coming back Sunday Au-

gust 25th!!! He will be singing and

speaking at the church picnic at

11:00 AM and then the youth will

be hosting him for a community

wide outreach/concert at 6:30 at the

church. If you were able to attend

the last evening concert by Jeff you

will know how wonderful this is.

All of the youth I spoke with loved

him and wanted him back and now

by God’s grace it is going to hap-

pen. Here are a few other high-

lights…

June 10-14 SonRise VBS Week!

Fifteen students (5-12 gr.)helped

with the VBS program this year.

Faith Bauman directed the drama

and all of the 5-12 grade students

took part in it in one capacity or

another. I also personally worked

with 3 teens who were new to the

VBS who are now going to take

part in the youth ministry from now

on. With our adults, 5-12 grade

students and Pre-K-4th grade chil-

dren there were well over 100 peo-

ple involved in the VBS each day!

FROM THE PEN OF THE ASSOCIATE PASTOR OF YOUTH

AND YOUNG ADULTS

June 15th Dean Martin Festival

Emily Bauman assisted Jane

Gambos at this event which took

place in downtown Steubenville.

June 20th Alive Christian Music

Festival! Eight participants left

at 10:00 AM and returned at

around 1:00 AM as they took in a

number of concerts such as the

Newsboys, Family Force Five,

Colton Dixon (from American

Idol) and 20 other artists.

We also have a number of other

exciting events this summer

planned for the youth so even

though we won’t be having our

regular Sunday evening meetings

there will be plenty of opportuni-

ties for ministry and fellowship

this summer. Here are a few

events we have planned…

June 29th Bowl For Kids Sake

Fundraiser The youth ministry

is taking this on as a project to

benefit the Big Brothers and Big

Sisters Program of Jefferson

County and we need 10 students/

student leaders to volunteer to

bowl from 11-3PM in Toronto at

the Toronto Bowling Lanes. Con-

tact me or Jane Gambos (740-381

-1172) for details.

Continued on

page 10

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STARKDALE “SONWEST ROUND UP” V.B.S.

From VBS Director: Sandy Conrad:

Thanks to all the people who made this

year’s VBS such a success.

The entire staff was very creative, re-

sourceful and worked well together as a

team. Every day was exciting and fun as

the team worked and shared their faith

together. Our Lord Jesus was pre-

sent with us and He blessed us and our

work. The precious Holy Spirit anointed

the music which was evidenced in the joy

and excitement of the children as they

performed.

Our average attendance each day was 50

children. The children gave

$215.00 towards the Heifer International

Project. They chose a llama (Llamy)

along with some chickens and bees to

send to needy families abroad. The Heifer

project taught them to give in love and

each day they would hold out their offer-

ing for collection with no hesitation.

The Faces of VBS!

More photos on page 7

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“THERE’S NOTHING LIKE A HOT FIRE!”

Pictured above the chicken grill crew preparing to cook chickens over

the hot fire!

The next chicken grill is scheduled for the third Saturday in Septem-

ber—the 21st. Mark your calendars now! It will be here before you

know it!

“Alive” Festival-June 21, 2013

Pastor Bobbyjon and

eight young people

attended the ALIVE

Festival at Atwood

Park on June 21. They

participated in lots of

activities and attended

many of the Christian

music concerts held

that day. They also

heard dynamic Chris-

tian messages.

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July Anniversaries August Anniversaries

2 Bob and Cindy Sagrilla 4 Rick and Sharon Patterson

13 Dale and Eleanor Hewitt 8 Stu and Janet Stukins

26 Jeff and Pam Shimon 15 Bob and Ella Jane Burns

27 Shannon and Jennifer Starr 27 John and Betty Vujnovic

28 Bob and Carol Oklok 29 Jerry and Joyce Palmer

29 Joe and Debbie Grecco

July Birthdays

2 Louis Petrozzi

3 Cathy Thoburn

Howard Cooper

4 Barb Wrkich

Audrey Kerr

5 Abigail Kinney

6 Toni Zajdowicz

7 Dr. Tom Brown

8 Fred Huff, Sr.

Etta Pyle

9 Joe Rekai

Felecia Elliott

10 Paul Visyak

11 Kim Criss

14 Ella Jane Burns

15 Pastor Bobbyjon Bauman

18 Brian Gambos

19 Kylee Paris

20 Logan Starr

21 John Foley

25 Brandon Pendleton

27 John Criss

Drew Stewart

28 Hank Vinco

Ava Aftanas

29 Franklin Merryman

Dolores Visyak

August Birthdays

2 Judy Wright

3 Jack Paul

Christina Bube

5 Alicia Wilson

7 Robert Eft

Cindy McMasters

8 Jill Wickham

11 Peggy Saunders

12 Isaac Bauman

14 Caroline Dean

William Beynon

17 Carolyn Glaub

18 Courtnie Bube

20 Marlene Cox

Olivia Ault

Laura Chanoski

Jamie Hinchee

24 Cynthia Bordash

25 DeDe Foley

27 Anna Marie Ault

Darene Waszkiewicz

28 Jamie Stewart

29 Doris Wickham

Shayne Christian

Santo Barilla

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WE ARE DELIGHTED that

the session (our board of eld-

ers), has enthusiastically and

unanimously requested the

Rev. Tom Bullard (a retired

pastor of church-ministry for

many years, and recently, a re-

tired chaplain of Hospice) to

accept a part-time position as

“Minister of Pastoral Care”.

Rev. Bullard who has already

helped many of the Starkdale

members in their time of need

and who has been confirmed

by several of our members as

one of the most compassionate

and caring pastors in our com-

munity, has agreed to share his

skills and expertise with our

church family.

Red, Knight & Blue 2013

July 6, 2013

Don’t miss the Toronto

Independence Day

Fireworks Celebration

VIP wrist bracelet passes

are available in the

church office for a dona-

tion to the fireworks

program.

Call 740-264-5309 to

make arrangements with

the church secretary to

donate and pick up your

passes before July 6th.

Annual Outdoor Worship and Church Picnic

The Annual Outdoor Worship and Church picnic will be

held on Sunday, August 25 at 11 A.M. at the Serbian Pic-

nic Grounds in Weirton, WV.

Paper products, beverages, and meat will be provided. Please

bring a covered dish to share in the meal. Activities and fellow-

ship will follow the meal.

Jeff Anderson will be our guest and lead the music at

the worship service. There will be NO SUNDAY

SCHOOL held on that day.

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The Starkdale Family expresses

their Sympathy to:

Mary Hathaway and family in the

death of Russell E. Hathaway on

Saturday June 8. Russ was a past

deacon of Starkdale. Both he and

Mary are long time members of the

church.

IN THE MAILBAG…

Dear Starkdale Pres-byterian Church, Thank all of you for your very generous donation of toys, activity books, markers, books, journals, etc. They will be put to good use. The children will be well entertained. Thank you , Mary Ann Donnelly, Director and The Board of Directors of A Caring Place Child Advocacy Center

EVANGELISM COMMISSION:

Share the Good News with Others:

Wednesday has been set apart as a special day of sharing our faith with

others. Let’s pay close attention in the coming weeks to those who God

sends our way. “Be Intentional”. Surely, God is with us. It is His great

promise. Let’s make this our TOP PRIORITY

STREET MINISTRY:

Meet with Jeanne Cox and Janice Whitaker on Tuesday, July 9, right

after the 10 A.M. Bible Study. We will be sharing our faith out in the

community. Please consider joining us!

EVANGELISM:

EVERYONE

EVERYDAY

EVERYWHERE

IN

EVERY WAY

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SOUP KITCHEN

The June kitchen was hosted

on June 13 by the Starkdale

team of Ella Jane Burns, Jo

Copeland, John Criss, Rob-

bie France and special Ce-

lebrity Chef—Rick Patterson

The menu consisted of

spaghetti with ground turkey

and sauce

Bar—B—Q chicken

Toss salad

Italian bread

Assortment of cakes from

Two Ridges Church.

85 people were served.

OUTREACH COMMISSION

The Outreach Commission hosted a

table at the Steubenville City Festi-

val on June 15. They distributed

water to thirsty attendees and fliers

announcing all the services and pro-

grams that Starkdale offers to the

community. Thanks workers for

staffing our table and representing

us so well!

The JOSHUA workers breakfast and

supper were served on June 24 and

June 27. Many thanks to all who

helped shop, cook and serve these

young people who are in the Ohio

Valley doing local good works.

DART BASEBALL NEWS

Dart Baseball participants are on vacation for the summer. They will

reconvene for another season of lively games and great food in Sep-

tember. Our youngest player, Amber Travis, graduated from Indian

Creek High School with high honors. The teams are very proud of

her. She is accompanied to the games by her Great Grandma Mary

Lou Peterson. Also, this past spring, we celebrated a birthday with

our oldest member Mary Coleman. Our many thanks to our adminis-

trator and leader Wayne Hackathorne for all his work and to everyone

who provides good food every week. EVERYONE is invited to join

us in the 2013-2014 Dartball Season. We meet on Tuesday evenings

at 6 p.m. beginning Tuesday, September 3, in the fellowship hall.

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Congratulations to Dr. Tom

and Suzanne Brown on their

first granddaughter, Clare Rose

O’Neil. Clare was born on

May 22, 2013 in Arlington,

Virginia. Her parents are Paul

and Dr. Jennifer (Brown)

O’Neil. She weighed 9 lb. 11

oz. and was 21.5 inches long!

What a beautiful gift!

Congratulations to Kelly

(Bordash) and Chris Dopp

on the birth of their beauti-

ful new son, Casher Joseph,

who was born on May 24

in Steubenville. Also to big

brother Beckett and grand-

parents Cindy and Mark

Bordash and great grand-

mother Shirley Hammack.

Casher weighed 9 lb. 9 oz.

CONGRATULATIONS TO:

To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Thatcher on the birth of their new baby, Ian

Matthew, born on May 12 (Mother’s Day) in Minneapolis, MN.

Congratulations also to Dr. Candace and Larry Raskin

(grandparents) and to Robbie France (great-grandmother).

To Steve and Krysten Criss on the birth of their daughter, Kendall

Zanovia, on May 30, in Columbus, Ohio. She weighed 7 lb.

Proud grandparents are Kim and Jeff Criss, great grandparents

are Jo Copeland and John Criss.

To Carly and Jared Coldwell on the birth of their first child, Kinsley

Madison, born on May 29 and to Cindy Heilman (grandmother

and an active member of Starkdale).

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Vacation Bible School 2013

8

Here at the Starkdale office, we take our bulletin very seriously. It is a

means of communication with the congregation, keeping them current on

church activities, births, deaths, weddings, etc. Also, it holds the all impor-

tant “order of worship” for our time together each Sunday Morning. It is

our church secretary’s goal to someday have the “Perfect Bulletin”. But it

always seems that some little mistake pops up. Perhaps it’s a way to stay

humble, but we will continue to strive for the “Perfect Bulletin”.

Below are some errors that have been found through the years of bul-

letins from other churches. I’m sure the secretaries who originated

these bloopers were quite embarrassed. Read and laugh:

The outreach committee has enlisted 25 visitors to make calls on

people who are not afflicted with any church.

Evening massage is at 6 p.m.

The Pastor would appreciate it if the ladies of the congregation

would lend him their electric girdles for the pancake breakfast next

Sunday morning.

The congregation is asked to remain seated until the end of the

recession.

Low Self-Esteem Support Group will meet Thursday at 7 to 8:30

pm. Please use the back door.

Ushers will eat latecomers.

The third verse of Blessed Assurance will be sung without musi-

cal accomplishment.

For those of you who have children and don't know it, we have a

nursery downstairs.

The Rev. Merriwether spoke briefly, much to the delight of the

audience.

The pastor will preach his farewell message, after which the

choir will sing, "Break Forth Into Joy."

During the absence of our pastor, we enjoyed the rare privilege

of hearing a good sermon when J.F. Stubbs supplied our pulpit.

Next Sunday Mrs. Vinson will be soloist for the morning ser-

vice. The pastor will then speak on "It's a Terrible Experience."

Due to the Rector's illness, Wednesday's healing services will be

discontinued until further notice.

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Please join us at this year’s Evangel-

ism Retreat and be renewed, re-

freshed and learn more about shar-

ing God’s “Good News” in a “Bad

News” world.

Wilson Lodge, where we will be

meeting, is the centerpiece of Ogle-

bay. It has been recently renovated

and they offer beautiful overnight

accommodations devoted to guest

comfort. Oglebay in the fall is pic-

turesque and is ripe with natural

beauty. It is a wonderful setting to

learn about God and how to share

that knowledge with others.

Details of the retreat are being

worked out. Below is the tenta-

tive schedule for the retreat: CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

OCTOBER 25-26, 2013

FRIDAY, OCT. 25th SCHEDULE

Fri. 3:00-5:00 Registration and

Check-in, Wilson Lodge

Fri. 5:00-6:00 Fellowship time

(meet in conference room)

Fri. 6:00-7:00 Buffet Dinner

Fri. 7:00-7:15 BREAK

Fri. 7:15-7:45 Opening Words,

Prayer and Worship - Hymns and songs

of praise

7:45-9:00 Message Theme

“Evangelism in Today’s Culture” Acts

2:42-47

Fri. 9:00-9:15 A TIME OF

PRAYER

Fri. 9:15-10:00 Coffee/Snacks

SATURDAY, OCT 26th SCHEDULE

Sat. 8:30-9:30 Buffet Breakfast

Sat. 9:30-10:00 BREAK/

CHECKOUT

Sat. 10:00-11:30 Opening and mission

message #1

Sat. 12:00-1:00 Buffet Lunch

Sat. 1:00-2:30 Message #2

Closing

EVANGELISM:

EVERYONE

EVERYDAY

EVERYWHERE

IN

EVERY WAY

October 25 and 26, 2013

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SEVENTH ANNUAL STARKDALE EVANGELISM CONFERENCE

OCTOBER 25, 26, - 2013

AT OGLEBAY RESORT AND CONFERENCE CENTER - WILSON LODGE

Acts 2:42-47: They devoted them-

selves to the apostles’ teaching and to

fellowship, to the breaking of bread

and to prayer.43 Everyone was filled

with awe at the many wonders and

signs performed by the apostles. 44 All

the believers were together and had

everything in common. 45 They sold

property and possessions to give to

anyone who had need. 46 Every day

they continued to meet together in the

temple courts. They broke bread in

their homes and ate together with glad

and sincere hearts, 47 praising God and

enjoying the favor of all the people.

And the Lord added to their number

daily those who were being saved.

The Acts Two church reminds us to

continue to meet together with glad

hearts, and praise God everyday.

They were devoted to the apos-

tles’ teaching, to fellowship, to the

breaking of bread and to prayer.

Our evangelism retreat on Octo-

ber 25, 26 will help us to focus

more clearly on what it means to

be devoted as God’s people.

When we get into the battle and

show up where corruption, misin-

formation of who God is, and ex-

tortion of his Words and of the

Creation itself, God Shows Up!

When and where people are lost,

hurting, and in trouble and with-

out God in their lives, we need to

be there. When we are there, God

is there! He will make the differ-

ence.

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JEFF ANDERSON CONCERT!

AUGUST 25, 2013 6:30 pm

STARKDALE PRESBYTERIAN

CHURCH!

Please help us spread the word about Jeff Anderson’s return to

Starkdale

on August 25th at 6:30 PM

The concert is free and we are encouraging all area youth to attend.

After uplifting Christian music, join us for pizza and pop

and a chance to meet and greet Jeff.

Jeff is passionate about worshiping Jesus and seeing everyone

else do the same. He has a gift of reaching out to the teens as

well as the ‘more mature’.

Don’t miss this exciting event and bring some kids with you!

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Continued from page 3

July 7 Birmingham Mission Trip

Training Meeting I 6:00-7:15 in the

Youth Room at Starkdale. Mandatory

attendance for all who are going on the

trip.

July 14 I will be on vacation in Wis-

consin for my parents 50th wedding

anniversary. Therefore there will be

no youth event on this Sunday

July 21 Birmingham Mission Trip

Training Meeting II & Commission-

ing Service (10:00 AM for Service)

and 11:30-12:00 meeting in the Youth

Room at Starkdale. Mandatory atten-

dance for all who are going on the trip.

July 22 – 28 – Birmingham, Alabama

Youth Mission Trip We still have

room for students who wish to take part

in the Mission Trip but please get a

hold of me ASAP if you are interested

in attending. It is going to be a great

trip and we will be working with Habi-

tat for Humanity and The Ronald

McDonald House.

August 4 Birmingham, Alabama

Youth Mission Trip Pizza & Picture

Exchange Party Right after the 10:00

AM Service in the Youth Room

August 25 Jeff Anderson Community

Concert/Outreach Event 6:30 PM

Please invite out all your friends to this

awesome event!

September 1st No SYM meeting be-

cause it’s Labor Day Weekend

September 8 Starkdale Youth Minis-

try Kick-Off Event at the Mall @

“Perry’s Glo Putt” Mini Golf w/free

mini-golf, Pizza, Soda, Games, Prizes

and I will go over our youth ministry

calendar for the fall.

October 25-26 Youth Overnight Re-

treat/Lock-In @ Starkdale Church &

@ Oglebay Park Wheeling WV…

Details TBA

The youth will also be leading a

fund raiser for a Crisis Pregnancy

Center (AIM) called the “Baby

Bottle Campaign” June 30-July 21.

See Miranda Parkinson (or me) for

details.

Also if any of you wish to put in

service hours for your school I am

setting up some Starkdale Youth

Work Days down at the Urban

Mission for our youth ministry so

please contact me if you wish to be

a part of serving this wonderful

ministry and submit to me the dates/

times you are available.

I also had the privilege of going to

two softball games, two track

meets, three baseball games, three

concerts and three graduation

parties this last month in which our

Starkdale youth participated (or

were present). It was a wonderful

time to network with our students

and their parents.

I was also blessed to officiate at two

weddings during the last month as

well. Needless to say it has been a

busy time but I have had a blast!

It has been a great ministry year and

by God’s grace it looks like we are

going to have a great summer!

See You All Soon!

With Joy!

Pastor Bobbyjon

P.S. My new e-mail address is bob-

byjonbauman@gmail.com Phone

# 608-556-3068 My new house

address is 1706 Oregon Ave. Steu-

benville, OH 43952

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GUARDIAN

ANGELS

The Starkdale Youth Ministry is

starting a new program called the

“Guardian Angels”, which will

involve teaming up a person or

couple with one of our Starkdale

Youth Ministry students. It will

involve a commitment for one

year for the adults to pray for,

encourage, and bless the student

with cards, verbal encouragement,

small gifts and possible financial

assistance if needed for Youth

Ministry events. In mid August

we will have the names of the

students ready to be adopted by

congregational members. The

adult will receive a laminated

bookmark that they can then use

as a prayer reminder which will

include the name, age, grade, hob-

bies, etc. of the student.

This program is a wonderful way

to mentor a young person from

Starkdale and will help to bridge

the generations and be a blessing

to all participants.

Watch for more information in

your bulletins as August draws

near.

Jeff Anderson Concert and

Back to School Celebration!

August 25 at 6:30 P.M. at

Starkdale

Help us fill pencil boxes to

give away to area youth at the

concert as a way of thanking

them for spending the evening

with us!

Simply purchase a plastic pen-

cil case, crayons (24 count)

and/or highlighters, erasers, 1

package of BIC pens, a glue

stick, 1 package of #2 pencils

and place all the items in the

narthex. (Approx. $7.00)

We will be distributing your

gift to the kids the night of the

concert.

Cash donations accepted—we

will shop for you. See Cindy

Sagrilla.

The concert isn’t just for the

youth, it’s for everyone.

Please don’t miss this exciting

event.